The Role of Social Capital for Amish Entrepreneurs in Pursuing Informal Economic Opportunities

Jeong, Seonhee

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“…Despite the success of many Amish-run businesses, the chain and box stores worried many small business owners. Jeong (2013) found that Amish businesses could thrive because of connections to non-Amish tourist trade agents. Accordingly, many Amish-run business owners seemed to understand that they needed to cater to the wants of the tourist trade by creating atmospheres that met the expectations of these customers, stores that have a "Pennsylvania Dutch" flavor.…”

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The Amish—A People of Preservation and Profitability: A Look at the Amish Industry in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Harasta¹

2014

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

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Throughout much of their existence, the Amish remained relatively unknown and/or misunderstood by much of American society other than those who lived in areas with visible Amish communities. However, beginning in the second half of the twentieth century, the popularization of the Amish became a profitable commodity. With ever-increasing media exposure of the Amish during this time, some Amish communities were quickly becoming tourist destinations. It was clear by this point that the growing numbers of sightseers and lines of tour buses could be a moneymaker for businesses near the Amish communities. In many respects, the Amish during this time became a brand, representing a lifestyle that many Americans sought, if only on occasion-a bygone era when things were perceived to be simpler. Amish products and Amish imagery are now a viable commercial brand for everything from amusement parks to beer. This article examines the phenomenon of this "brand" in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Through analyses of interviews with Amish merchants, non-Amish businesspersons who profit from the Amish image, as well as the patrons of Amish stores, the following article provides a unique account of how the Amish image functions from multiple perspectives and the influence it has on consumers who financially support the Amish "brand."

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The Amish—A People of Preservation and Profitability: A Look at the Amish Industry in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Harasta¹

2014

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

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“…Modal sosial berpotensi menjadi strategi dan sarana untuk mengembangkan usaha kecil (Schwarz, 2017;Turner, 2007;Jeong, 2013). Keefektifan modal sosial sangat ditentukan oleh ukuran koneksi jaringan yang dapat dimobilisasi oleh tiap individu (Turner, 2007).…”

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Social Capital Dalam Kewirausahaan Lokal, Kajian Keterlibatan Masyarakat Dalam Pariwisata Di Delha, Kab. Rote Ndao, Nusa Tenggara Timur

2019

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Entrepreneur is believed as the backbone of the economy. Very few studies in NTT, and none in Rote, have explored this area in the context of tourism. Based on ethnographic research, this study focuses on local tourism entrepreneurship in the context of socio-cultural complexities of Delha’s community, Rote. This qualitative research aimed to discusses how local entrepreneurs respond to every opportunity and challenge, due to cultural remoteness of host communities to tourism-related business. Data were collected with observations and in depth interview with life history approach. The findings show that social capital has been utilized by the local entrepreneur in responding to every opportunity and challenge. Bonding social capital has a large role at start up, while bridging social capital provides wider outside networks to maintain and develop bigger business. In this study, linking social capital has found very limited. Even though linking social capital plays an important role in supporting capital supports, business licenses, and other facilities that help a lot in business development. Given the literature, this is not a mainstream result, kinship and solidarity as a form of social capital does not always support the entrepreneurial process, particularly in the context of communal society. As a recommendation, the culture of collectivity that developed strongly in Delha community can be utilized as social capital in developing socio-enterprise.

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“…While we gain insight into the type of outcomes made possible by a group of social mechanisms, it is less clear what particular work trust is doing to produce stability. Stepping outside of a social capital framework allows for an approach suited to distinguishing interactional mechanisms, like trust, from the social ties or networks through which they flow (Jeong 2013).…”

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Working the Boardwalk

Orrico

2015

Soc Psychol Q

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This article argues that trust emerges as a key interactional mechanism through which vendors, artists, and performers that work in a public marketplace turn daily conditions of uncertainty into enduring stability. Drawing on four years of ethnographic data, I empirically illustrate a process of building, maintaining, and protecting trust. Following trust from the level of one-on-one interaction through to the level of a community, I expose the particular interactional work trust does for different people across different situations. In the end, the way a social psychological mechanism plays out over time has significant social and material consequences for people working under highly uncertain conditions.

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The Role of Social Capital for Amish Entrepreneurs in Pursuing Informal Economic Opportunities

Cited by 8 publications

References 57 publications

The Amish—A People of Preservation and Profitability: A Look at the Amish Industry in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

The Amish—A People of Preservation and Profitability: A Look at the Amish Industry in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Social Capital Dalam Kewirausahaan Lokal, Kajian Keterlibatan Masyarakat Dalam Pariwisata Di Delha, Kab. Rote Ndao, Nusa Tenggara Timur

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